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Unconditional Love | Trung Le | TEDxJWUNorthMiami


so in China a couple years ago this is

so in China a couple years ago this is old woman that start running 20

old woman that start running 20

old woman that start running 20 kilometers every day and not just that

kilometers every day and not just that

kilometers every day and not just that she even did heart exercises like curl

she even did heart exercises like curl

she even did heart exercises like curl ups push ups

ups push ups

ups push ups she also adopted a calorie restricting

she also adopted a calorie restricting

she also adopted a calorie restricting diet eating only fresh fruit and

diet eating only fresh fruit and

diet eating only fresh fruit and vegetables to lose weight isn’t it

vegetables to lose weight isn’t it

vegetables to lose weight isn’t it strange what inspired her to do so was

strange what inspired her to do so was

strange what inspired her to do so was she trying to look good again was she

she trying to look good again was she

she trying to look good again was she trying to reclaim her youth was she

trying to reclaim her youth was she

trying to reclaim her youth was she preparing for a special event or someone

preparing for a special event or someone

preparing for a special event or someone special

well mrs. Wang was told by her doctor

well mrs. Wang was told by her doctor that her son ding Wei was at the end

that her son ding Wei was at the end

that her son ding Wei was at the end stage of urania is a fatal kidney

stage of urania is a fatal kidney

stage of urania is a fatal kidney disease and that a transplant was needed

disease and that a transplant was needed

disease and that a transplant was needed now for the operation to be successful

now for the operation to be successful

now for the operation to be successful the donor needs to be somewhat similar

the donor needs to be somewhat similar

the donor needs to be somewhat similar weight as the patient knowing that her

weight as the patient knowing that her

weight as the patient knowing that her son’s time was running out this is why

son’s time was running out this is why

son’s time was running out this is why I’ll put on running shoes I started

I’ll put on running shoes I started

I’ll put on running shoes I started running 20 kilometers every day for half

running 20 kilometers every day for half

running 20 kilometers every day for half a year

a year

a year and she was able to lose 44 pounds and

and she was able to lose 44 pounds and

and she was able to lose 44 pounds and made the donation save her son’s life in

made the donation save her son’s life in

made the donation save her son’s life in an interview mrs. waak said she never

an interview mrs. waak said she never

an interview mrs. waak said she never feared death never feared disease never

feared death never feared disease never

feared death never feared disease never thought of losing her weight seriously

thought of losing her weight seriously

thought of losing her weight seriously and no man in this world could make her

and no man in this world could make her

and no man in this world could make her give in except for her son there was

give in except for her son there was

give in except for her son there was nothing more frightful than losing my

nothing more frightful than losing my

nothing more frightful than losing my beloved son this is true altruism and is

beloved son this is true altruism and is

beloved son this is true altruism and is what I call unconditional love

what I call unconditional love

what I call unconditional love what is unconditional love

what is unconditional love

what is unconditional love well many research have shown that an

well many research have shown that an

well many research have shown that an infant

infant

infant lacking unconditional love runs the risk

lacking unconditional love runs the risk

lacking unconditional love runs the risk of developing

psychological and cognitive dysfunctions

psychological and cognitive dysfunctions or even dyes us humans we need

or even dyes us humans we need

or even dyes us humans we need unconditional love for our own physical

unconditional love for our own physical

unconditional love for our own physical and emotional health as well as

and emotional health as well as

and emotional health as well as spiritual well-being now unconditional

spiritual well-being now unconditional

spiritual well-being now unconditional love literally translates into the kind

love literally translates into the kind

love literally translates into the kind of love that demands no conditions right

of love that demands no conditions right

of love that demands no conditions right it is basically loving a person without

it is basically loving a person without

it is basically loving a person without questioning whether you feel any other

questioning whether you feel any other

questioning whether you feel any other way towards that person it sounds easy

way towards that person it sounds easy

way towards that person it sounds easy right yeah what if I tell you it is far

right yeah what if I tell you it is far

right yeah what if I tell you it is far easier and more natural to love

easier and more natural to love

easier and more natural to love conditionally and to bring disaster into

conditionally and to bring disaster into

conditionally and to bring disaster into relationships any kinds of relationships

relationships any kinds of relationships

relationships any kinds of relationships for example a man and a woman fall in

for example a man and a woman fall in

for example a man and a woman fall in love with each other they get engaged

because the man sees in the woman as

because the man sees in the woman as someone that can provide him with

someone that can provide him with

someone that can provide him with physical and emotional needs now the

physical and emotional needs now the

physical and emotional needs now the woman season the man as someone that can

woman season the man as someone that can

woman season the man as someone that can provide her with protection financial

provide her with protection financial

provide her with protection financial stability or some secret sauce but you

stability or some secret sauce but you

stability or some secret sauce but you see each person is looking after his or

see each person is looking after his or

see each person is looking after his or her own needs conditional love begins

her own needs conditional love begins

her own needs conditional love begins when we see the other person our partner

when we see the other person our partner

when we see the other person our partner as a source for our own gratifications

as a source for our own gratifications

as a source for our own gratifications and this is completely natural to us

and this is completely natural to us

and this is completely natural to us whether we admit it or not because we

whether we admit it or not because we

whether we admit it or not because we were born that way ever since we were

were born that way ever since we were

were born that way ever since we were young we received warmth protection and

young we received warmth protection and

young we received warmth protection and tender loving kindness from our parents

tender loving kindness from our parents

tender loving kindness from our parents or our caretakers now we carry that same

or our caretakers now we carry that same

or our caretakers now we carry that same mentality of sugar spice and everything

mentality of sugar spice and everything

mentality of sugar spice and everything nice far into our adulthood we’ve also

nice far into our adulthood we’ve also

nice far into our adulthood we’ve also been taught by life to be sensible

been taught by life to be sensible

been taught by life to be sensible defensive and

defensive and

defensive and vigilant y’all always scanning for

vigilant y’all always scanning for

vigilant y’all always scanning for dangerous threats security and keeping

dangerous threats security and keeping

dangerous threats security and keeping things in control now unfortunately

things in control now unfortunately

things in control now unfortunately thanks to all that we’re still children

thanks to all that we’re still children

thanks to all that we’re still children when it comes love we tend to demand too

when it comes love we tend to demand too

when it comes love we tend to demand too much from up from our partner without us

much from up from our partner without us

much from up from our partner without us actually giving we tend to be selfish to

actually giving we tend to be selfish to

actually giving we tend to be selfish to a partner we see our partner with

a partner we see our partner with

a partner we see our partner with disenchantment and let down because he

disenchantment and let down because he

disenchantment and let down because he or she just doesn’t seem to understand

or she just doesn’t seem to understand

or she just doesn’t seem to understand our emotions and our feelings properly

our emotions and our feelings properly

our emotions and our feelings properly we become hurt when our needs are not

we become hurt when our needs are not

we become hurt when our needs are not met

met

met we’re upset just because our partner

we’re upset just because our partner

we’re upset just because our partner just doesn’t seem to fit that that that

just doesn’t seem to fit that that that

just doesn’t seem to fit that that that picture that picture of the lover that

picture that picture of the lover that

picture that picture of the lover that we’ve been imagining so then it becomes

we’ve been imagining so then it becomes

we’ve been imagining so then it becomes our natural instinct to just be unkind

our natural instinct to just be unkind

our natural instinct to just be unkind to our partner it’s much easier for us

to our partner it’s much easier for us

to our partner it’s much easier for us to just curl up into this ball of

to just curl up into this ball of

to just curl up into this ball of insecurity and neediness we then we then

insecurity and neediness we then we then

insecurity and neediness we then we then overthink we fight we bite we argue and

overthink we fight we bite we argue and

overthink we fight we bite we argue and then we act without even asking why did

then we act without even asking why did

then we act without even asking why did we begin this entire relationship why

we begin this entire relationship why

we begin this entire relationship why well the truth is we’re all hurt not

well the truth is we’re all hurt not

well the truth is we’re all hurt not because our partner because we simply

because our partner because we simply

because our partner because we simply have to grow up now before I go deeper

have to grow up now before I go deeper

have to grow up now before I go deeper into unconditional love let’s rethink

into unconditional love let’s rethink

into unconditional love let’s rethink about love what is love even google

about love what is love even google

about love what is love even google knows knows what love is love is an

knows knows what love is love is an

knows knows what love is love is an intense affection for another human

intense affection for another human

intense affection for another human being love is also a nature’s secret

being love is also a nature’s secret

being love is also a nature’s secret method of tricking us humans into

method of tricking us humans into

method of tricking us humans into reproducing

love is the act of giving and caring for

love is the act of giving and caring for the other person knowing that his or her

the other person knowing that his or her

the other person knowing that his or her well-being and Happiness is off your

well-being and Happiness is off your

well-being and Happiness is off your priority love is the ability to hand

priority love is the ability to hand

priority love is the ability to hand over to someone a gun a fully loaded gun

over to someone a gun a fully loaded gun

over to someone a gun a fully loaded gun aimed straight at your heart and

aimed straight at your heart and

aimed straight at your heart and trusting them to not pull the trigger

unconditional love has all these

unconditional love has all these characteristics but without conditions

characteristics but without conditions

characteristics but without conditions now parental love think about my point

now parental love think about my point

now parental love think about my point earlier is a good example of

earlier is a good example of

earlier is a good example of unconditional love when we were little

unconditional love when we were little

unconditional love when we were little our parents looked after us in every way

our parents looked after us in every way

our parents looked after us in every way they made us feel safe they nurtured us

they made us feel safe they nurtured us

they made us feel safe they nurtured us and even indulged us and you know what

and even indulged us and you know what

and even indulged us and you know what the good thing was we didn’t have to

the good thing was we didn’t have to

the good thing was we didn’t have to reciprocate we they didn’t need us to

reciprocate we they didn’t need us to

reciprocate we they didn’t need us to ask about their day they didn’t need us

ask about their day they didn’t need us

ask about their day they didn’t need us to look after them they didn’t need us

to look after them they didn’t need us

to look after them they didn’t need us to know all of their problems and how to

to know all of their problems and how to

to know all of their problems and how to solve them our responsibility was

solve them our responsibility was

solve them our responsibility was painfully simple we just have to exist

painfully simple we just have to exist

painfully simple we just have to exist and then every little things we did from

and then every little things we did from

and then every little things we did from crawling on the ground or grabbing a

crawling on the ground or grabbing a

crawling on the ground or grabbing a teddy bear in without tiny little hands

teddy bear in without tiny little hands

teddy bear in without tiny little hands just fill our parents heart with

just fill our parents heart with

just fill our parents heart with happiness they did us quite the honor of

happiness they did us quite the honor of

happiness they did us quite the honor of not showing us what kind of pain labor

not showing us what kind of pain labor

not showing us what kind of pain labor and burden that looking after us had

and burden that looking after us had

and burden that looking after us had imposed on them they maintained a calm

imposed on them they maintained a calm

imposed on them they maintained a calm and cheerful facade while keeping that

and cheerful facade while keeping that

and cheerful facade while keeping that that argument up in the bedroom a secret

that argument up in the bedroom a secret

that argument up in the bedroom a secret to all of us we were loved and we didn’t

to all of us we were loved and we didn’t

to all of us we were loved and we didn’t have to love it was in love it wasn’t a

have to love it was in love it wasn’t a

have to love it was in love it wasn’t a long time ago that I realized what kind

long time ago that I realized what kind

long time ago that I realized what kind of troubles my single mother had to go

of troubles my single mother had to go

of troubles my single mother had to go through she struggled with debts so

through she struggled with debts so

through she struggled with debts so struggling now struggle with immense

struggling now struggle with immense

struggling now struggle with immense stress from work struggling with her own

stress from work struggling with her own

stress from work struggling with her own physical illnesses and then the pain of

physical illnesses and then the pain of

physical illnesses and then the pain of loneliness to which she still carefully

loneliness to which she still carefully

loneliness to which she still carefully concealed today yet she sacrificed

concealed today yet she sacrificed

concealed today yet she sacrificed everything for my well-being

everything for my well-being

everything for my well-being so I can be here today and so I can have

so I can be here today and so I can have

so I can be here today and so I can have a better future my mother loves me

a better future my mother loves me

a better future my mother loves me unconditionally this is not a job this

unconditionally this is not a job this

unconditionally this is not a job this is not an obligation it’s a choice so

is not an obligation it’s a choice so

is not an obligation it’s a choice so now that we kind of get the idea of

now that we kind of get the idea of

now that we kind of get the idea of unconditional love how can we apply that

unconditional love how can we apply that

unconditional love how can we apply that to our partner our spouse well number

to our partner our spouse well number

to our partner our spouse well number one you have to be willing to put the

one you have to be willing to put the

one you have to be willing to put the health of the relationship above

health of the relationship above

health of the relationship above everything else you should also you must

everything else you should also you must

everything else you should also you must leave an abusive relationship regardless

now when it comes to love Alexander the

now when it comes to love Alexander the Great once asked Socrates hey what’s the

Great once asked Socrates hey what’s the

Great once asked Socrates hey what’s the difference between like and love

Socrates answer was hey if you like the

Socrates answer was hey if you like the flower you just pluck it if you love a

flower you just pluck it if you love a

flower you just pluck it if you love a flower you water it every day the same

flower you water it every day the same

flower you water it every day the same thing goes for unconditional love you

thing goes for unconditional love you

thing goes for unconditional love you never withhold love just to get what you

never withhold love just to get what you

never withhold love just to get what you want or what you need you will want the

want or what you need you will want the

want or what you need you will want the best for the person you will respect the

best for the person you will respect the

best for the person you will respect the person for who he or she really is you

person for who he or she really is you

person for who he or she really is you will teach as well as learn from the

will teach as well as learn from the

will teach as well as learn from the person you will give the person without

person you will give the person without

person you will give the person without expecting anything in return and you

expecting anything in return and you

expecting anything in return and you will trust a person enough to let him or

will trust a person enough to let him or

will trust a person enough to let him or her just venture into the outside world

her just venture into the outside world

her just venture into the outside world and believing that they’ll come back to

and believing that they’ll come back to

and believing that they’ll come back to you they’ll come back to you now please

you they’ll come back to you now please

you they’ll come back to you now please remember that you will not always be

remember that you will not always be

remember that you will not always be happy all the time

happy all the time

happy all the time or having your expectations met because

or having your expectations met because

or having your expectations met because nobody is perfect the sooner you realize

nobody is perfect the sooner you realize

nobody is perfect the sooner you realize is the better when you first start

is the better when you first start

is the better when you first start showing unconditional love okay you

showing unconditional love okay you

showing unconditional love okay you probably expect your partner to

probably expect your partner to

probably expect your partner to be somewhat grateful or at least happy

be somewhat grateful or at least happy

be somewhat grateful or at least happy to receive it right that’s not always

to receive it right that’s not always

to receive it right that’s not always the case see some people have been

the case see some people have been

the case see some people have been treated with hostility they’ve been used

treated with hostility they’ve been used

treated with hostility they’ve been used to being treated with hostility or just

to being treated with hostility or just

to being treated with hostility or just never experienced this kind of love

never experienced this kind of love

never experienced this kind of love before therefore they don’t know how to

before therefore they don’t know how to

before therefore they don’t know how to respond to it that’s okay

respond to it that’s okay

respond to it that’s okay you also don’t want to try to change the

you also don’t want to try to change the

you also don’t want to try to change the person don’t change the person but

person don’t change the person but

person don’t change the person but instead learn to just respect and love

instead learn to just respect and love

instead learn to just respect and love embrace those differences learn to

embrace those differences learn to

embrace those differences learn to compromise not because you’re a weak but

compromise not because you’re a weak but

compromise not because you’re a weak but because you’re strong enough to just

because you’re strong enough to just

because you’re strong enough to just make a change for the better to just

make a change for the better to just

make a change for the better to just love the person to build a strong

love the person to build a strong

love the person to build a strong relationship and to make it work have an

relationship and to make it work have an

relationship and to make it work have an open communication with your partner but

open communication with your partner but

open communication with your partner but also learn to calmly express any hurts

also learn to calmly express any hurts

also learn to calmly express any hurts and concerns just because you care about

and concerns just because you care about

and concerns just because you care about your partner’s feelings and your kind

your partner’s feelings and your kind

your partner’s feelings and your kind forgive and forget

forgive and forget

forgive and forget any mistakes and flaws but learn from

any mistakes and flaws but learn from

any mistakes and flaws but learn from them let go of any small and trifle

them let go of any small and trifle

them let go of any small and trifle things that may bother annoy you and

things that may bother annoy you and

things that may bother annoy you and instead focus on the good qualities that

instead focus on the good qualities that

instead focus on the good qualities that your partner has and always appreciate

your partner has and always appreciate

your partner has and always appreciate love okay love is never to be taken for

love okay love is never to be taken for

love okay love is never to be taken for granted

granted

granted we take love for granted without knowing

we take love for granted without knowing

we take love for granted without knowing it you know the next morning you wake up

it you know the next morning you wake up

it you know the next morning you wake up and you still have your partner there

and you still have your partner there

and you still have your partner there you guys are still alive still in love

you guys are still alive still in love

you guys are still alive still in love should be happy and grateful for it you

should be happy and grateful for it you

should be happy and grateful for it you should feel lucky about it

should feel lucky about it

should feel lucky about it so how do we appreciate love small acts

so how do we appreciate love small acts

so how do we appreciate love small acts of kindness or just loving words like

of kindness or just loving words like

of kindness or just loving words like thank you how can I make your day better

thank you how can I make your day better

thank you how can I make your day better honey and then this is important be

honey and then this is important be

honey and then this is important be vulnerable because transparency

vulnerable because transparency

vulnerable because transparency authenticity and humility helps build a

authenticity and humility helps build a

authenticity and humility helps build a meaningful connection between the two of

meaningful connection between the two of

meaningful connection between the two of you

we don’t rise until

we don’t rise until we fall in love take that fall surrender

we fall in love take that fall surrender

we fall in love take that fall surrender give yourself up oh but that’s quite mad

give yourself up oh but that’s quite mad

give yourself up oh but that’s quite mad shut up your partner never loved you at

shut up your partner never loved you at

shut up your partner never loved you at first now he or she might have a really

first now he or she might have a really

first now he or she might have a really strong affections for you strong

strong affections for you strong

strong affections for you strong feelings for you your partner loves you

feelings for you your partner loves you

feelings for you your partner loves you because every day before you roll out of

because every day before you roll out of

because every day before you roll out of bed or check your phone check your email

bed or check your phone check your email

bed or check your phone check your email you always turn on him or her and just

you always turn on him or her and just

you always turn on him or her and just say good morning sweetheart did you

say good morning sweetheart did you

say good morning sweetheart did you sleep well your partner loves you

sleep well your partner loves you

sleep well your partner loves you because every time you walk down that

because every time you walk down that

because every time you walk down that coffee shop down the road you always

coffee shop down the road you always

coffee shop down the road you always grab her a medium latte not because she

grab her a medium latte not because she

grab her a medium latte not because she asked for it because you care the

asked for it because you care the

asked for it because you care the partner loves you because every time he

partner loves you because every time he

partner loves you because every time he or she is having a bad day you just you

or she is having a bad day you just you

or she is having a bad day you just you just offered to sit there just sit there

just offered to sit there just sit there

just offered to sit there just sit there and and listen and just because you know

and and listen and just because you know

and and listen and just because you know that sadness and pain is part of life

that sadness and pain is part of life

that sadness and pain is part of life and it is important that you help your

and it is important that you help your

and it is important that you help your partner feel it through see

partner feel it through see

partner feel it through see unconditional love requires kindness

unconditional love requires kindness

unconditional love requires kindness generosity and patience what are

generosity and patience what are

generosity and patience what are ourselves shouldn’t our well-being being

ourselves shouldn’t our well-being being

ourselves shouldn’t our well-being being as equally important – yes

as equally important – yes

as equally important – yes when you’re on an airplane right and

when you’re on an airplane right and

when you’re on an airplane right and then the air pressure plummets the

then the air pressure plummets the

then the air pressure plummets the oxygen mask drop what do you do you have

oxygen mask drop what do you do you have

oxygen mask drop what do you do you have to put the mask on yourself before you

to put the mask on yourself before you

to put the mask on yourself before you help others the same thing goes with

help others the same thing goes with

help others the same thing goes with unconditional love you have to love

unconditional love you have to love

unconditional love you have to love yourself unconditionally first before

yourself unconditionally first before

yourself unconditionally first before you give that love to another person now

you give that love to another person now

you give that love to another person now what do I mean by that I mean that we

what do I mean by that I mean that we

what do I mean by that I mean that we should take the necessary step to grow

should take the necessary step to grow

should take the necessary step to grow we should take care of our own physical

we should take care of our own physical

we should take care of our own physical and emotional health we should make an

and emotional health we should make an

and emotional health we should make an effort to improve our self-awareness and

effort to improve our self-awareness and

effort to improve our self-awareness and self-esteem

self-esteem

self-esteem we should also learn to forgive others

we should also learn to forgive others

we should also learn to forgive others and ourselves we should be kind

and ourselves we should be kind

and ourselves we should be kind ourselves but also half a certain degree

ourselves but also half a certain degree

ourselves but also half a certain degree of kindness to just everyone not because

of kindness to just everyone not because

of kindness to just everyone not because they are necessarily kind to us but

they are necessarily kind to us but

they are necessarily kind to us but because we are if you if we want

because we are if you if we want

because we are if you if we want something so badly out there in life

something so badly out there in life

something so badly out there in life then encourage yourself to just go get

then encourage yourself to just go get

then encourage yourself to just go get it but have responsibility and don’t pay

it but have responsibility and don’t pay

it but have responsibility and don’t pay too much attention about what any other

too much attention about what any other

too much attention about what any other people say about us because in the end

people say about us because in the end

people say about us because in the end it is actually just our own opinions on

it is actually just our own opinions on

it is actually just our own opinions on us that either make or break our destiny

you should love anyone believing that

you should love anyone believing that him or her will fill in the gap or will

him or her will fill in the gap or will

him or her will fill in the gap or will make you complete right uncle true

make you complete right uncle true

make you complete right uncle true unconditional love starts from you to

unconditional love starts from you to

unconditional love starts from you to you self love has to be a given

now before we walk out of this room

now before we walk out of this room tonight I want us to understand that

tonight I want us to understand that

tonight I want us to understand that true love or unconditional love it’s not

true love or unconditional love it’s not

true love or unconditional love it’s not about what you get it’s about what you

about what you get it’s about what you

about what you get it’s about what you can give

before I closed my speech I’d like to

before I closed my speech I’d like to acknowledge my girlfriend Jim she’s

acknowledge my girlfriend Jim she’s

acknowledge my girlfriend Jim she’s actually not here and now she’s 9,000

actually not here and now she’s 9,000

actually not here and now she’s 9,000 miles away she’s been an inspiration for

miles away she’s been an inspiration for

miles away she’s been an inspiration for me to write this beautiful speech as

me to write this beautiful speech as

me to write this beautiful speech as well as become a better person that I am

well as become a better person that I am

well as become a better person that I am today

today

today be willing to love unconditionally thank

be willing to love unconditionally thank

be willing to love unconditionally thank you for your time

you for your time

you for your time [Applause]

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